Skirt



S. FRANKFURT.

SKIRT.

APPLICATION- FILED OCT. 27. 1919.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

flll If" A T70R17 E VS M T M UNITED STATES SOPHIE FRANKFURT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO MAHER & KESSLER,

NEW YORK, N. Y., A FIRM.

PATENT OFFICE.

SKIRT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

Application filed October 27, 1919. Serial No. 333,663.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SOPHIE FnANKrURr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Manhattan,

county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Skirt, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to a garment and has particular reference to a skirt with means associated therewith for producing a bag effect in the bottom of the skirt.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a garment substantially as above mentioned which is adapted to be arranged to produce a bag effect which is in some respects very much the same as the effect produced with bloomers or rompers except that, instead of dividing the skirt as is done in bloomers or rompers, the same is gathered at the hem, and means provided for connecting the gathered hem with a portion of the garment nearer the waist line to hold the hem up,'so that the lower portion of the; skirt is partly refolded and permitted to fall outwardly about the gathered hem with abag effect.

A further object of the invention is to provide a. garment possessing the characteristics above specified, in which the hem supporting means may be entirely carried by the skirt itself, permitting the garment to be puton and taken off after the fashion of an ordinary skirt, and in which said hem supporting means is entirely concealed from. view when the garment is worn.

A further object of the invention is to render the means for holding up the hem of the skirt adjustable so that the length of the-skirt may be likewise made adjustable as occasion demands.

A still further object of'the invention is to permit the hem supporting means to be detached from either the hem of the skirt or the waist line of the garment so that the garment may bemade ready for laundrying.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a skirt adapted particularly for children, and designed to retain itself in place about the legs of the wearer, while permitting natural and unrestricted movement of the legs and person.

A further purpose of the invention is the provision of a skirt adapted to retain itself effectively in place about the legs of the wearer during customary usage, yet permitt ng of quick removal from the person, either partially or completely, for dressing or toilet purposes.

Vith these and other objects in view the invention will be best understood upon ref erence to the accompanying drawing in which Figure l is a perspective View of a gar ment as worn upon a child with the inventlon applied to the skirt thereof shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a garment with the invention as applied to the skirt thereof shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed view of a portion of the waist line of the skirt showing the preferred manner of securing the ends of the hem supporting means.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailed view of a portion of the hem of the skirt showing the hem supporting means as permanently fixed to the same, and

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view throu h a garment with the invention applied to t e skirt thereof.

It will be understood by reference to these drawings that in the illustrative form shown the invention is incorporated in a one piece garment in which the waist and skirt are combined, but it is to be further understood that the invention is in no way limited to this use, as the same may be used on a skirt which is made separate from a waist. According to the showing the waist 5 is joined tothe skirt 6 preferably by sewing the two pieces together to 7 provide an increased thickness along the waist line 7. The hem 8 of the skirt is gathered by a band or string 9 so that the same will fit more or less closely around the limbs of the child and at the same time permitting freedom of movement of the limbs. It is preferable to employ an elastic or expansible band or string as the constraining member in the gathered hem, as such will permit natural and unrestricted movement of the legs of the wearer, and also facilitate adjustment of the garment to the person.

In order to produce the desired bag effect, a plurality of straps or tapes 10 are attached to the hem 8 of the skirt at intervals spaced apart about the same as at 11, and means is provided whereby the other ends of these tapes, or supporting members, may be attached to the garment an effective disbag effect.

tance from the hem so as to allow the lower at. As an article of manufacture, a garportion of the skirt to assume the desired This may be accomplished by arranging for the attachment or the supporting members to the waistline, as illustrated at 12, or in any other appropriate fashion. These straps or tapes are preferably arranged as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 tiat is to say two of them are arranged on opposite sides of the skirt.

It will be readily seen that the hem of the skirt in this manner may be held up with the mate ial of the skirt hung in a bag effect below the hem 8. The straps or tapes 10 are preferably attached to the waist line 7 by nursery pins or some other readily detachable means in order that the straps may be detached for laundry purposes as Well as to render them adjustable.

The length of the straps or tapes may be such as to permit the hem of the skirt to be adjusted to positions above or below the knees. Aside from the novel efl'ect produced in the skirt by my invention the same will also have many advantages, such as confining the edge of the undergarments in the skirt, and retaining the lower portion of the skirt in place and preventing its being blown about. if desirable the straps or tapes 10 may be elastic when occasion demands.

While in the illustrative form shown and described one end of the straps or tapes 10 is attached to the waist line 7, it is oli'course to be understood that these ends may be attached to any other convenient part of a garment which will allow the same eiiect. In instances it may be desirable to attach the ends of the straps or tapes to some part of the undergarment. Accordingly the invention should be construed in this light, and not limited to the specific arrangement of the hem supporting means illustrated, or the combination waist and skirt.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is as follows 1. In a skirt, means adjustable in length "for connecting the lower portion oi. the skirt with the waist band thereof when worn on the person for producing a bag oi :ltect in the skirt.

2. ln a skirt, a gathered lower hem, and

means connecting the hem with the waist band of the skirt when on the person for producing a bag effect in the skirt.

3. In a garment, a skirt having a waist encircling portion, the hem oi? the skirt being gathered, and means connecting the hem with the waist encircling portion of the garment for producing a bag effect in the skirt, said means comprising a plurality of straps, the attaching means for one end of the straps being detachable to permit the length of the straps being adjusted.

- ginal portion ment comprising a skirt having a waist encircling portion and having its lower margathered, and including means adjustably connecting the gathered portion with higher portions of the gai ment to sustain the gathered portion short of the "full length of the skirt and permit portions of the skirt material to fall outwardly around the gathered portion in a bag ei'fect when worn on the person.

'5. As an article of manufacture, a skirt having a waist encircling portion and having its bottom marginal portion gathered, and including portions connecting the gathered portion with the waist encircling por tionto sustain the gathered portion suspended above the lower limit oi? the skirt when worn on the person.

6. As an article of manufacture, a skirt having a waist encircling portion and having its bottom marginal portion gathered, and means attached to the gathered portion at points spaced apart along the same and connected to other parts of the skirt to sustain the gathered portion suspended short of the full length of the skirt.

7. As an article of manufacture, a skirt having a waist encircling portion, and an extensible constricting member ellective to gather the lower portion of the skirt material about the legs of the wearer, and'means within the skirt suspensibly supporting the gathered portion from the waist encircling portion.

8. In a garment, a skirt having a waist encircling portion and an elastic constraining member effective to gather the lower portion of the skirt material about the legs of the wearer, and adjustable means con necting the waist encircling portion to the gathered portion to maintain it suspended short of the full length of the skirt.

9. As an article of manufacture, a garment comprising a skirt having a gathered bottom hem, and means connecting the gathered hem with other portions or" the garment and adjustable to maintain the hem suspended short of the full length of the skirt.

10. As an article of manufacture, a skirt having an extensible lower hem portion and a waist encircling portion, and connecting means within the skirt attached to the hem portion at pointsspaced apart thereabout and to portions of the garment thereabove, said connecting means having an adjustable connection with the skirt and being adjustable as to the length for suspension of the hem at selected heights between the lower limit of the skirt and the waist encircling portion.

SOPHIE FRANKFURT. 

